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President Mark Dimondstein Updates Members on APWU Contract Negotiations

September 10, 2024
Greetings APWU Family, With our main Collective Bargaining Agreement expiring on September 20th, I wanted to give you a status report.

An Update on the Social Security Fairness Act

September 6, 2024
Time is running out to get the Social Security Fairness Act (HR 82) passed. We are asking every APWU member to call Monday, September 9th and demand our representatives sign the discharge petition (HR 1410).

New Directions for EAP

April 2, 2019
(This article first appeared in the March/April 2019 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine)  By Human Relations Director Sue Carney On Dec. 27, the United States Postal Service awarded a contract to New Directions Behavioral Health to provide...

Closing the Gender Pay Gap

April 2, 2019
(This article first appeared in the March/April 2019 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine)  By Research & Education Department Director Joyce B. Robinson Because women earn less than men, they must work longer for the same amount of pay...

New Law Streamlines Claims and Appeals

April 2, 2019
(This article first appeared in the March/April 2019 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine)  Last month, the Veterans Appeals Improvement and Modernization Act of 2017 finally went into effect after having been signed into law on Aug. 23,...

Anti-Privatization Resolutions Re-Introduced in Congress

April 2, 2019
(This article first appeared in the March/April 2019 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine)  By Legislative & Political Department Director Judy Beard House representatives in the 116th Congress wasted no time displaying their opposition...

Stay Strong Going Into Arbitration

April 2, 2019
(This article first appeared in the March/April 2019 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine)  By Organization Director Anna Smith With contract negotiations going into interest arbitration, staying united and strong is essential at every level...

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